VentureCraft sees potential in Android & standard USB audio.VentureCraft delays the release date of its latest headphone amplifier Go-Dap X in order to modify it so that it can interwork with the Samsung Galaxy S3.

So far, like the quad-core Exynos powered Galaxy S III, the new quad-core Exynos powered Samsung Galaxy Note II can work with the iBasso D12, the ODAC and the VentureCraft Go-Dap X; has some issue with the HeadAmp Pico; and doesnít work with the FiiO E17.

So, in regard to standard USB audio, the behaviour of the Galaxy Note II is likely identical to the behaviour of the Galaxy SIII.

No Android 4.1 Jelly Bean-specific USB DAC is available for the time being.

About Android-specific USB audio:"As of now, the standard Android releases do not include USB host support. Samsung decided to add this feature on their own. The Android folks are working on a funky USB dock protocol that works over USB (sort of like what Apple does) that, frankly, most of us developers think is stupid. There is certainly a push to put USB host support for standard devices (like audio, keyboards, etc.) into the normal Android releases."[Pete Millett, design engineer from Apex Hi-Fi]http://www.head-fi.org/t/632019/apex-glaci...75#post_8812425

The lobbying for standard USB audio should go on.It's on a right track thanks to Samsung.

Not sure what the advantage is. At first I was interested only cause I got a Nexus 7 and I have a pair of USB speakers gathering dust, but it's not worth the tweak really (have to reboot with the speakers connected). The actual official Nexus 7 implementation (with the dock/speakers as host) is the way to go, it will allow charging at least, functioning basically like an iPod dock (presumably even like the new "lightning" port docks which should be digital). If anything that should be standardized among devices and be more widespread.